Pierre Houles

Pierre Houlès (October 27,1945 – August 4, 1986) was a French photographer.

Life and career Pierre Houlès was born in Béziers, France on October 27, 1945. He moved to Paris in 1958. He took an interest in photography and in 1962 he enrolled in a course at Studio Guégan and then became his assistant. They became friends and moved to New York together in 1967 to pursue photography.

Houlès spent his time between New York and Paris. While in Paris, Houlès met South African model Josie Borain who was eighteen years his junior. Borain moved to New York with him in 1983 and they were married in 1984.

On August 4, 1986, Houlès died at the age of 40 while out for a jog in Paris.